Unit 3: Foundations of Government Review

Which document was created first?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

According to John Locke, the people must (a)   if the government has legitimate power.

Magna Carta is a significant document because it represents one of the earliest attempts to (a)   government power.

This philosopher believed that the purpose of government was to protect the people and provide order in society. He did not believe that people had a right to disagree with or rebel against their government.

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

True or False: John Locke believed that the people have a right to oppose their government if the government does not protect their natural rights.

• True

• False

This idea represents an agreement between the government and the people.

(a)  

True or False: Both Thomas Hobbes and John Locke believed that the purpose of the government is to end the state of nature.

• True

• False

According to John Locke, life, liberty and property are all...

(a)  

This is the English translation for "tabula rasa"

(a)  

Which of the following is a synonym for "consent"?

• Agree

• Give

• Provide

• Disagree